Perfect Padley Rockets Up The Boxing News Rankings

Make no mistake, while Josh Padley knew he was being brought in as a perceived fall man for unbeaten Portsmouth banger Mark Chamberlain, the little-known 28-year-old, an electrician by trade, was not is coming to the opener of the Wembley Edition as canonical stuff.

An upset victory ensued, as Chamberlain’s so-called “biggest fan”, Turki Al-Alshikh, looked on, along with a host of increasingly stunned punters, the pocket rocket was busy punching the above in every sense.

Not only was he fighting for future titles and a dose of respect, but this career best saw Padley rise Boxing News UK lightweight rankings from ninth to third.

Now sitting behind Maxi Hughes and Sam Noakes, even though the bout was officially fought at 140, or the next move of a man could see a formal inclusion in super-lightweight, such is the complexity of things not title in relation to long term plans.

Regardless, Padley’s “contact” request to any interested promoters will now surely be answered with a well-deserved big show day.

Unfancied since long before his Riyadh Season debut, Padley pushed comfortably up in weight and employed ground tactics over 10 rounds to spread, bemuse and confuse Chamberlain for long periods of the contest . The Armthorpe man even joked beforehand that he had packed in smaller venues than the one hosting the pre-fight press conference.

After putting Chamberlain on the canvas in round eight and benefiting from a point deduction bonus in round nine, Josh secured a unanimous victory and has now made himself a credible player at 140, 135 or even 130.